The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-16
FRATERNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
The Secret Societies.

MASONIC.
The installation of officers of Keystone Chapter No.
g. will ocuur on Tuesday of this week.
The annual invocation of the bodies of the A. and
A. Rite will be held Tuesday Wednesday and Thurs
day, Mar. %, % and "a.
The annual meeting for the election of officers of
on Wednesday. the 10Th day of january. at 7:45
o'clock.
Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection, A. and A. s.
r., will be convened on Wednesday evening Jan. 80
at 745 o'clock. for the purpose of comforting the
grades from secret MASTER 40 to master elect of nine
80, inclusive.
The grand masters of Illinois, Ohio, Iowa. Indian
Territory and Minnesota have issued call for
vention to be held in Chicago, the 22d of June
1887 to consult matters of general interest to the
craft. The session will last at least three days.
oDD-FELLows.
Knightstown Lodge No go held is annual reunion
on the evening of the l4th inst.
Grand Master Grant delivered addresses at Young
America on Jan. 1, and Windfall on the 9th list.
Grand Patriarch Cooper has granted dispensation
for encampment at Silver Lake. Kosciusko county.
The Grand Instructor went to Everton on Tuesday,
to attend the thrty-third anniversary of the lodge
there and give instruction in the secret work of the
| degrees.
The wives and families of the members of Indianap
oils Lodge attended the installation of the officers of
the lodge. last week and enjoyable time was had.
Refreshments were served.
Grand Master Grant in stalled the officers of Calves
ton Lodge, last week and delivered public address.
He will visit Wiiamsport and institute Rebecca de-
| gree lodge IN the early future.
Canton Peru gave enjoyable concert in Peru last
week. The music furnished by the Emerson
Quartet The proceeds are to go into fund to pro-
cure uniforms for the members of the canton.
General Pfaf1in and ]. W. McCuiddy mustered Can
ton Sullivan Thursday. and viii muster Canton
Knightstown on Monday. The time for the muster of
Canton Rushville has not yet been fixed upon.
| George Brown Encampment No A. of Noblesyille
will give an invitation concert at the operahouse in
Noblesville the evening of Jan. o. The exercises
win consist Of vocal and Instrumental music and
| address by DR.. j. A. Houser.
The most finished and interesting installations of
offcers were held in Olive Branch and Fidelity lodges
D. of R., at their last meetings. Mrs. Despo, D. d.
and her suite of officers had their various parts
mitted and dispensed with the of books entirely
The example set by these ladies worthy of consider
| alton by the other
| KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
| Marion Lodge No. l. will have work in the third
| rank on Wednesday night.
Koerner Lodge No. 6. conferred the second rank
upon one candidate on Monday night.
Past Grand Chancellor Harry II. Francis Of the
Michigan City Dispatch, was in the city on Friday.
Ascalon Lodge, No. 1855 of Princeton will dedicate
their new castle hall on Tuesday night This lodge
was instituted on Oct. 10.
Indianapolis Lodge No. Sc, conferred the second
transacted other important business.
Grand Keeper of the Records and Seal Frank Bow
has presented his lodge Crescens No. 49, of New
Castle, with complete set Of new jewels.
! Excelsior Lodge No. 25 conferred the first rank
upon four candidates on Friday night. There will be
work in the second rank on next Friday night.
Spiceland Lodge. No. 1862 will be instituted al
Spiceand on JAN q. with twenty -one charter mem
bers, Crescens Lodge No. 49, of New Castle, having
charge OF affairs.
Two-thirds of the semiannual reports have already
received by the grand keeper of the records and
SEAL and the others desired once he wishes
make out his report by Feb. 1.
w. A. Brown. New Castle Sidney Conger, Flat
Rock. and Charles 2. Killison, Plymouth. Of the
the order of Knights of Pythias and members of the
| Grand Lodge
Huntsville Lodge No 1862 of Huntsville, Bartholo
new county, will be instituted on Jan. 21 with
twenty one charter members Past Chancellor Pugh
of Olive Branch Lodge No. q of this city, will hav,
charge of the installation exercises.
An effort was made on Thursday night, and also or
the previous Thursday evening. to have meeting O
the general relief committee of the city for the pur
pose Of organizing. but quorum could not be OBJ
further action until the first Thursday night il
February when full attendance is desired
Since the report of Major-genera Carnahan to tn
Supreme Lodge the following Sir Knights have beer
commissioned additional aides de camp the stat
Of the Major general each with the ranx of colonel
a ton. Mass; g. S. Radcliffe. st. Paul, Mimi; D. B
Woodruff, Macon Ga; . V. y. Wilson, Ions
Blactwe il Henderson Kv wia Ksrneay
Chicago; ]. Fl. Fearis. Connersville, Ind Thoma
Essex Little little Rock Ark; George Il Phillips Hamll
Shield Lodge. No. II. of Frankfort dedicated thei
:, handsome hall Wednesday night. Grand Vice
< chancellor Heiskel Grand Keeper Of Records and Sea
2 Bowers Maior-general Canadian and Jonas johnson
; of Indianapolis Lodge, No. ST.. all of thi
. | city, present. Judge Joseph Suit
l. of Frankfort. delivered an informal address O
| welcome. Four candidates instructed in tn
;; second and third ranks magnificent banquet wa
spread. the Orient was conferred upon large numbe
of applicants. and, taken altogether, the evening
); one of great enjoyment. Twenty-Five lodges wer
represented Shield Lodge bears the honor Of havin
made the largest increase in membership of any lodg
in the State fortyone names being added to its rosie
= during the term just closed Indianapolis Lodge Nc
Sc of this city doubtless stands second in the matte
!. of increase, but first in point of numbers
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
The public installation and entertainment given b
:; | Marion Lodge, No. COL. ON Tuesday night wa
); largely attended and decided The solo